MNNV: Chiacgo - Will Reynolds!

The Monday Nights New Voices: Chicago series will continue Aug. 17 at Davenport's Cabaret with an evening devoted to the original songs of Chicago native Will Reynolds.

The 8 PM concert will feature the talents of Matthew Amador (How Can You Run...), Taube Brahms (Goodman's Trip To Bountiful), Keith Byron Kirk (Miss Saigon, The Civil War), Spencer Curnutt (Steppenwolf's Up), Elana Ernst (Mamma Mia!), Heidi Kettenring (Wicked), Steven McQuown (Girls vs. Boys), Rashad Naylor (Jersey Boys) and Kayla Roy (Chicago Shakespeare's Macbeth).

Andy Einhorn is musical director.

Will Reynolds is an actor/singer-songwriter born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, now living in New York City. His musical The Sixth Borough, written with Eric Price, has been workshopped at the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma and at Indiana University's Premier Musicals program. Reynolds is also the creator of The Greenwood Tree, a musical with text by Shakespeare, which was first workshopped at the Carnegie Melon School of Drama and can now be found on iTunes under its former title, Sighs of Fire. As an actor, he toured North America with Mamma Mia!

The New Voices: Chicago series is produced by David Tomczak and Kevin Emrick in association with composer Scott Alan.

Davenport's is located at 1383 North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, IL. There is a $10 cover charge; for reservations e-mail mnnvchicago@yahoo.com.

MNNV:Chicago + Mercer = Miranda

New Voices: Chicago is proud to present an exciting evening with the 2009 Johnny Mercer Songwriter's Project on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

The special concert will feature the 11 talented songwriters and composing teams of The 2009 Mercer Project. This year?s participants include: Dany Abosch, Jordean Beck & Jonathan May, Obed Bermudez & Jennifer Pena, Ben Camp, Michael Cooper & Hyeyoung Kim, Graham Fink, Samuel Hall Flanigan, Robert Gontier & Nicole Phillips, Riley Thomas Markey, Femke Weidma, and Emily Pritchard as they perform their freshly written material. It will also feature this year's guest Master Teachers: Tony Award-nominated composer and lyricist, Craig Carnelia; Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, and star of the musical In The Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda; and three-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, Lari White.

Severing as Music Director, Dan Stetzel, will accompany vocalists including Amanda De La Guardia, and others soon be announced.

The exciting series, produced by David Tomczak, in association with composer Scott Alan, has been embraced by the Chicago theatre community and continues its tradition of bringing together rising talent. New Voices: Chicago strives to showcase talent on both a local and a national level and provides an intimate atmosphere for the audience to become included in witnessing the development of contemporary musical theatre.

The Johnny Mercer Foundation is a nonprofit organization devoted to preserving and celebrating the work of Johnny Mercer and other great American songwriters, and introducing their music to a new generation through educational programs for students from elementary through college age. The Foundation also supports charitable organizations through royalties from Mercer?s more than 1,500 songs. This year marks the centennial of Mercer?s birth. To learn more about the Foundation, visit: http://johnnymercerfoundation.com/intro.html.

The evening will begin at 8:30PM at The Theatre Building Chicago, located at 1225 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL. 60657. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.

Other exciting events featuring the Mercer Project include:

Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. Friday, June 26, Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Drive. An audience favorite, this evening of original music features the works of emerging songwriters from across the country who represent the fields of pop, music theatre, folk, Latin and country music. Tickets are $10.

Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, Johnny Mercer Celebration Concert with guest artists Liz Callaway and Capathia Jenkins, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 27, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive. A special one-night-only concert featuring Broadway stars Liz Callaway (?Merrily We Roll Along,? ?Baby?) and Capathia Jenkins (?Caroline, or Change?) and celebrating the centennial of Johnny Mercer?s birth. The evening also features performances by Tony Award-nominated composer/lyricist Craig Carnelia, Tony Award-winning composer/performer Lin-Manuel Miranda and Grammy Award-winning Nashville singer/songwriter Lari White, as well as talented young songwriters participating in the Mercer Songwriters Project. The program will be directed by Dominic Missimi. Tickets are $30 for Festival subscribers and $35 for the general public.

Press is out for MNNV feature Andrew Lippa!

Playbill and Broadwayworld:

The Monday Nights, New Voices series returns to Chicago Aug. 11 with an evening at the Chicago Center for Performing Arts.

The 7:30 PM concert features the work of Broadway composer Andrew Lippa, who will make a guest appearance. Among those scheduled to sing Lippa tunes are Ginny Brazier, Cat Davis, Jamie Finkenthal, Julia Gordon, Angela Ingersoll and Andrew Keltz as well as Vanjah Boikai, Missy Karle and Andy Planck. Alison Kane is music director.

Monday Nights, New Voices is produced by David Tomczak and Allen Sledge in association with composer Scott Alan. The series, which also plays New York's Duplex, "strives to offer artistic opportunity to talent on both a local and a national level and provides a chance for its audience to be included in the artistic development process of theatre."

Andrew Lippa has written the scores for the Off-Broadway productions of The Wild Party and john & jen. He also contributed songs to the Broadway revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Lippa's most recent projects include A Little Princess, Asphalt Beach and Jerry Christmas. The composer is the recipient of a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Grammy nomination.

The Chicago Center for Performing Arts is located at 777 North Green Street. Tickets, priced $15, are available by calling (312) 733-6000. For more information email mnnvchicago@yahoo.com.

MNNV:Chicago - Brian Mazzaferri!

Monday Nights New Voices: Chicago - 6/23/2008

After its successful series premiere, Monday Nights New Voices: Chicago, returns to The Chicago Center for Performing Arts on June 23rd, to continue to celebrate contemporary musical theatre.

This past April, Chicago embraced this exciting series designed to not only showcase but to support rising vocal and compositional talent. This intimate experience is attracting some of the best names on a local and national level.

This month will host two opportunities to become included in the rewarding experience.

Be prepared to be rocked by Brian Mazzaferri and vocalists Ginny Brazier, Julia Gordon, Janelle Kroll, Stephen, Schellhardt and Chris Tuttle, with musical direction by Allison Kane.

Produced by David Tomczak and Allen Sledge in association with Scott Alan, Monday Nights New Voices: Chicago offers its audience a chance for to embrace its own musical theatre community while welcoming its rising participants. The intimacy of the environment makes it an inclusive experience for everyone involved. Being able to hear a composer discuss their writing process and then seeing the end product is a unique way to become informed and entertained and is one of the best ways for theatre enthusiasts to join in the artistic process.

The Chicago Center for Performing Arts is easily accessible by public transit and is located at 777 N. Green Street, Chicago, IL. 60622. The show starts at 7:30PM. Tickets are $12 and reservations are strongly recommended and can be made preferably by emailing mnnvchicago@yahoo.com, or by calling 618.975.3638.

MNNV:Chicago - Mahler and Schmuckler

Monday Nights New Voices: Chicago - 6/16/2008

After its successful series premiere, Monday Nights New Voices: Chicago, returns to The Chicago Center for Performing Arts on June 16th to continue to celebrate contemporary musical theatre.

This past April, Chicago embraced this exciting series designed to not only showcase but to support rising vocal and compositional talent. This intimate experience is attracting some of the best names on a local and national level.

This month will host two opportunities to become included in the rewarding experience. On June 16th Mike Ingersoll, current star of Jersey Boys, will host an evening honoring Alan Schmuckler and Jeff Award winner Michael Mahler. Vocalists include Dara Cameron, Elana Ernst, Andrew Keltz, Angela Ingersoll, and Jarrod Zimmerman.

Produced by David Tomczak and Allen Sledge in association with Scott Alan, Monday Nights New Voices: Chicago offers its audience a chance for to embrace its own musical theatre community while welcoming its rising participants. The intimacy of the environment makes it an inclusive experience for everyone involved. Being able to hear a composer discuss their writing process and then seeing the end product is a unique way to become informed and entertained and is one of the best ways for theatre enthusiasts to join in the artistic process.

The Chicago Center for Performing Arts is easily accessible by public transit and is located at 777 N. Green Street, Chicago, IL. 60622. The show starts at 7:30PM. Tickets are $12 and reservations are strongly recommended and can be made preferably by emailing mnnvchicago@yahoo.com, or by calling 618.975.3638.

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